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Calothrix crustacea

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Calothrix crustacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Rivulariaceae
Genus: Calothrix
Species:
C. crustacea
Binomial name
Calothrix crustacea
Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault 1886[1]

Calothrix crustacea is a species of cyanobacteria that is widespread in oceans worldwide.

Anatomy

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Unusually for bacteria, the filaments of this species have an elongated base and a pointed tip with transparent hair at the end.[2] The filaments have coatings that are either firm or jelly-like, and they all are made up of concentric layers that are colored yellow or brown. The filament also grows like the root of a plant. Sometimes the filament sheds and can reproduce asexually by dropping fragments (hormogonia) off the stem.

Habitats

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This species of cyanobacteria frequently coat coastal rocks and seaweeds. This species may also form the photosynthetic part of certain rocky shore lichens, such as Lichina pygmaea.

References

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  1. ^ "Algaebase". www.algaebase.org.
  2. ^ "Calothrix crustacea Schousb. ex Thur". Soft-Bodied Stream Algae of California. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.